The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-19
House.
SATURDAY, May II, 1887.

SATURDAY, May IA, 1887
The House of Representatives met.
The Speaker in the chair
quorum present..
Mr. Bitch Of Aiachua, offered the following.
ReSotced, That the regular honr for the House 10
meet in the morning shall be $50. and thai the
afternoon session shall commence at 3 O'Clock .
adopted.
Mr.. Spear moved that the House adjourn to.
day at the close OF the Joint Session until Non
day, $50 o'clock not agreed TO-
Messrs Baskin, Thomas, Willie, Snead. Cot
trell, Washington and Bryan were excused un,
Monday
Mr.. Pasco, Chairman of the Commi,,ee nm
Rules, made the following report: Your Com.
mlttee on Rules, to whom Was referred The res
slutlon regulating the order in which the bills in
the House shall be acted upon recommend the
adoption OF the same as Special Rules of The
House.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
The following bills were read and REFERRED
by Mason: House bill No. 2SS, to be entitled
an act to repeal an act approved February 10
1850, entitled an act To amend an act approved
March 9th, 1883, enlltIed an act to amend section
III OF an ACT 10 amend an act entitled an ACT to
provide Tor the incorporation OF cities and towns
and TO establish uniform system of mupicipal
government in this State, approved February
4th, loo9 ana the acts ainendaory thereof, and
10 1uriher provide Tor the organization and gov
eminent ct cities and towns, approved March
4lh, 1879
By MIR. Peoples: House bill No 2S9 an act in
reference to the care and control OF the Indecent
insane in this State
BY MIR. Saxon: House bill No. 300. All act to
secure general display OF State resources at the
Florida SubTropical Exposition.
BY MIR. Pooser, House bill No 291, an &C, for
the relief OF James L. Phillips
By Mr.. Pelot, House bill No 300 an NJ, ,o
establish State Board of Health and County
Board OF Health, and to define their power and
prescribe their duties
By Mr.. Parker, House bill No. 293. an nc, to
provide for homesleads ON lands held by The
State tor non payment of taxes
BY MIR. johnson, House bill No 294 an act IN
grant to Gardner s. Hardee and others cer,ain
oyster privileges on Banana and Indian rivers
on condition they cut canal, sc.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
MIR. Campbell, Chairman of the Committee on
judiciary, reported favorably Honse bill No
249
Mr.. Baskin, Chairman of The Committee ON
Commerce and Navigation, reported tayorably
House bill No. 2S3.
MIR. Duncan of SUMTER Chairman of the Com.
mltee on Finance and Taxation, reported up
favorably House bills Nos 247 and $50 and
that House bills Nos. 258 and 264 he Withdrawn
Us the subject matters are embraced in a general
bill submitted by this committee; also, that
mltee on City and County Organization. and
House bill No 90 be passed with amendments.
MIR Clark, Chairman Of the Committee on
Corporations, reported favorably House bill No
27l and House bill No. 2S0
MIR. Rourke, Chairman of the Committee on
Engrossed Bills, reported House bills Nos. 80
81, 1871, l63, 1892 1888, 1870 and 2lO, correctly en-.
crossed.
Mr. Hicks, Chairman of the Committee on
Claims, reported favorably House bill No o35
also House bill No. 265, aud find that the CHI.
zens OF the city of Ocala gave to said Seminary
the sum of five thousand four hundred dollars
go 400 that the said institution was removed
from Ocala about the Isl of January, 1886 Com
putting the interest At per cent. per annum on
said sum from the 1st of January, 1886. 10 the
LIST OF April, 1887, gives the amount asked for in
the bill OF $14,5SO. The allowance OF this sum
Is, III The Judgment OF the committee, right and
proper, and they recommend The appropriation
OF said sum Il is true that the citizens of Oca-
Ia have been using the buildings erected with
portion of the original sum advanced for COM
mon school purposes, but youi committee are of
the opinion that the Il e OF the same for the pur-
pose aforesaid. in nowse deracts from the mer-
lis OF the claim, and ought not To be used rs an
offset against The Same, as it originated in the
wrong of the forced removal of the Seminary
in the first instance
Mr.. Robinson, Chairman of the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported uniavorable House bill
No 26.
MIR. Willie, Chairman of The Committee on
Census and Apportionment, reported House
bill No. 13S and recommend that it be referred
to the House Committee on Labor.
MIR. Washington, Chairman Of the Committee
on Enrolled Bills. reported House bill No. 1872,
and House bill No. 173, corrected enrolled and
Speaker, and w. II. Reynolds, Chief Clerk Of
the House